Victorian-era Egyptomania left its mark on this Nashville landmark.

When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.

The small cave that housed Tennessee's "first citizen."

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

Designed by Maya Lin, the memorial honors 41 individuals who died fighting for equal rights between 1954 and 1968.

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

One man's extraordinary topiary garden in a small South Carolina town.

The site where Confederate president Jefferson Davis was defeated has been marked with a bust... that leaves that part out.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

A real (but thankfully not live) missile stands tall as a monument to the United States military in the small town of Cordele.

This 13-foot smiling peanut in Georgia helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 presidential election.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

This psychedelic tromp l'oeil seems to be beckoning drivers to crash into a wall.

The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.

This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.

What better place to take a seat?

Death comes to anyone who dares to touch this concrete column.